Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Camden
Town Hall, Judd Street
London
WC1H9JE
UK
Contact person: Michael Sargeant
Telephone: +44 2079746605
E-mail: michael.sargeant@camden.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI31
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.camden.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.camden.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Best Start Family Service - Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) and Parent-infant Relationships (PIR)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The provision of a clinical psychology service to design and develop best start healthy babies services and deliver interventions to support parent infant relationships and perinatal mental health in Camden.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 533 062.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI31
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Service will provide a senior psychologist to lead the project and clinical psychologists to provide interventions and support the work streams. These include designing Best Start for Baby (Camden's enhanced health child programme), delivering interventions to support parents' wellbeing, workforce development, co-design with families and evaluation.
This notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider process under the Provider Selection Regime, to the existing provider, North London NHS Foundation Trust for a period of 33 months, from 1st July 2026 until 31st March 2029 for a total cost of £1,533,062
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: most suitable provider process with regard to the key criteria
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
0
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition, as selected in the preliminary questions
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 24th July 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Best Start Family Service - Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) and Parent-infant Relationships (PIR)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/07/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
North London NHS Foundation Trust
G6V2S
St Pancras Hospital, 4th floor, East Wing, 4 St Pancras Way
London
NW1 0PE
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 533 062.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 24th July 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Written representations should be sent to Michael.Sargeant@camden.gov.uk
The award decision-maker is the Executive Director of Children and Learning.
There were no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision.
In accordance with the Most Suitable Provider process under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), the following five key criteria were used as part of the Service & Provider Assessment:
*Quality and innovation - 30%
*Integration, collaboration and service sustainability - 15%
*Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice - 15%
*Social Value - 10%
*Value - 30%
Conflicts of interest identified among officers: 0
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
London Borough of Camden
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/07/2026